Keeping Young People in Employment, Education, and Training

Let's keep young people in employment, education, and
training! A look at the Bucharest NEET Conference:

UNICEF is partnering with the Government of Romania, Civil
Society organizations, donors and adolescents and young people
themselves to advocate on behalf of adolescents and young people
not in employment, education or training (NEET) --- especially
those missed in policies, services and programmes

What is the goal of the conference?

“To create effective learning partnerships for policy
development.”

Why NOW, Why the conference?

An estimated 7.5 million young people in Europe (15-24 years old)
are not in school, are unemployed, or trainning (NEET). For
example, in Romania, approximately 16% of adolescents and young
people are NEET. In Bulgaria, over 20% of young people are NEET.

There is a need to transition from compulsory schooling to jobs
for young people in Europe

NEET is a “wicked social problem”- difficult to define and tough
to solve! - but we can't avoid them.

NEET is a HUMAN RIGHTS issue (right to work, be trained), a HUMAN
ISSUE (unused potential), and a SOCIAL ISSUE (adolescents and
youth become out of touch, participate less, etc.)

Vulnerable Groups: some groups are more vulnerable than others.
Young people and adolescents with disabilities as well as their
parents, Roma; young people with immigrant backgrounds, young
people from divorced families, young people from poor and remote
areas.

If you are there, tell us about your experiences & how YOU
are finding solutions! For more information on the conference,
check out their website: http://www.neets-conference2014.ro Special thanks
to UNICEF CEE/CIS.